Legal Opinion
In Re Johnson
California Supreme Court
Decided January 30, 1992No. S018109PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAXTER, J.
We are asked to decide whether a criminal defendant’s constitutional right to representation by counsel is denied as a matter of law if, prior to trial and without defendant’s knowledge, his attorney has been suspended from the practice of law and has submitted his resignation to the State Bar while disciplinary charges are pending.
We conclude that representation by an attorney who has submitted a resignation with disciplinary proceedings pending, and has as a result been *694placed on inactive status, denies a criminal defendant the counsel guaranteed by article I, section 15 of…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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